GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unseemly | not seemly: such as |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| omnipresent | present in all places at all times |
| abortive | prematurely born |
| protract | to prolong in time or space : continue |
| innovation | a new idea, method, or device : novelty |
| adjunct | something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it |
| pacify | to allay the anger or agitation of : soothe |
| plaster | a medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance |
| palpable | capable of being touched or felt : tangible |